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Sad story: Manute Bol living in poverty

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Stickfigure, Jun 27, 2001.

  1. Stickfigure

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    Sorry about that. Didn't see that it had been posted already. [​IMG]

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  2. Dr of Dunk

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    Don't worry about it. You're too new to probably know "the ways of the BBS". At least it was a good article. [​IMG]

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  3. Stickfigure

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    This was taken from the San Francisco Chronicle's online Warriors newsletter:

    No longer standing tall / Former Warrior center Manute Bol reduced to living in poverty
    --Declan Walsh
    The fan-oven afternoon heat has passed over and a bunch of skinny-legged kids from southern Sudan are pounding a cheap basketball on a rundown court. Hundreds more boys and girls are packed...

    http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/26/SP184245.DTL




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    Anyone else wanna help the newbie out?

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